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Just once if they mean it.
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If I've heard it too many times, that's when I stop wanting to accept it.
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none. unforgivable!
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Just once. You forgive them every time they make a mistake, even if they make a thousand a day.
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I will forgive you the first time you tell me that you are sorry... after the second or third time you tell me you are sorry... I start to wonder weather or not you will ever learn your lesson!!!
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I never have to say it, I'm a living apology, and I don't even live well, that's how sorry I am.
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How many times do have to hear "I'm Sorry" before you don't accept it?
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I don't require a Sorry.. If they reliase der mistake.. That's more thn enuf.. :)
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Depends on who the person that says it is. Some people, once is more than enough (I may forgive, before they even say sorry). Other people, they may say it many times and I still might not believe them!
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Just once if they really mean it. People never apologize when they really hurt me.
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I forgive before I get told "sorry". "Sorry" just makes me upset at myself for being angry at them or upset with them in the first place. -
Once ,if accompanied by a good explanantion."I'm sorry"by itself doesn't mean too much(depending on what they're sorry for)
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i am sorry, is meaningless. i have heard that phrase so many times. it is supposed to have another sentence following that says, the person wont do whatever they did ...again. and mean it. but of course that is another meaningless statement. I am sorry, I wont touch your toothbrush again. and then the next morning, it is moved and wet. what is going on????
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Once is enough. Saying "I'm sorry" is not a requirement for for me to get past something. To keep saying it over and over not only becomes annoying, but brings the incident back to my attention and makes it a lot harder to move on.
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Once.But my acceptance is even before they say sorry.The sorry I have to hear so as not to get attached to their karma! I am a spiritualist!
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I am sorry is a statement that is used to try to get someone back into the fold so that someone can be abused again, I am sorry is the cycle of abuse.
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depends was being accepted.
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Once, if they mean it or not. If they mean it I see no point for further pleas until I forgive. If they don't mean it I forgive them anyway, repeating the sentence won't make them believe it more.
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One sincere apology and I forgive. Then again, I'll forgive without it, too. I may not have contact with that person without some sincerity, but I always forgive them
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first time shame on you, second time... shame on me
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once if i know its meant. If ive heard it all before though and nothing changes then no matter how many times i hear thier sorry will make a difference.:)
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Just once if I think they mean it.
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It's not about quanity...It's ALL about the quality...
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It's not about hearing "i'm sorry" It's about proving how sorry you are. And it also depends on what the person did.
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Once.
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Just once. If they keep repeating it even after I've told them it's ok, then it gets annoying.
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It really depends. If someone does something really on accident like step on my toe and says "I'm sorry" then I accept that. But if it's something big (as in they hurt me emotionaly) then I accept it once it is followed by some action that proves to me that the person really is sorry. Talk is so cheap so the words "I'm sorry" are meaningless to me at times. I don't want that person to be sorry, I want them to not repeat the action that they are apologizing for. That is what is important to me.
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I only have to hear it once... as long as i know that the person saying it REALLY means it, if they sound like they are saying it just to get you to shut up then i just dont accept it until i know they mean it.
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if its sincere, and they really try to make you believe it. then once should be all it takes to forgive.. but its gotta mean something to both of you
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Depends on if they mean it or not. If they sincerely mean it = once. If they don't, it won't matter anyway.
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Once is enough, though with my attention span, they might have to say it again. :)
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I have always been a firm believer that if someone says they are sorry .. the burden is out of their hands and into the hands of the other person to either forgive or not. Once is enough. It is up to the other person to forgive or continue carrying that load. If someone says they are sorry to me.. I forgive easily and move on from the negative. I cannot hold a grudge.
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An "I'm sorry" with an explanation is usually enough.
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Not until he kneels before me and kisses my feet.
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only once if they truely mean it..
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if I hear it more than once I tend to no longer believe they are genuine.
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As long as it takes for them to be sincere about it. If it happens on the first try, then that's what I accept. If it takes 37 times for them to get that an aoplogy should be sincere, then that's how long it takes. There's no reason to apologise if you don't truly feel sorry for what you did and why you are sorry that it happened.
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Just once. Do it again, I won't accept it.
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Once.
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It really depends on the situation and how mad I am.
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Once if they mean it. If they don't mean it, it doesn't matter how many times they repeat it, it's noise.
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One time.
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If there sincere only once.
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Only once if the apology was sincere and the offence does not happen over and over again.
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I hear it once if its sincere, and then just tell them to try not to make me have to accept an apology again
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You can hear it many times over, but actions speak louder than words.
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Depends Sometimes once, but other times I try to "milk" it to the last drop.
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if he is really sorry, just once.
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Once.
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It's not about hearing the words but believing them!
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one time... i forgive WAY to easily for my own good....
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1.0
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Once but I don't accept a second one from the same person
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I never reject. My common response is "that's fine". Now do I believe it to be sincere is the other question. If I hear it once or a hundreed times and the same action is repeated I would say it is not worth a cup of warm spit. I seldom feel offended by anything one does or says to me if that is what we are speaking of; but if we are talking property destruction or physical injury there had be a darn good reason and remorse.
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As long as it is said with sincerity, I don't need to hear it more than once!
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depends on so many things, but the more often I've heard it before the less likely I am to accept it now
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until the person means it
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As long as they mean it, only one time, otherwise, if they dont mean it, they can say sorry as many times as they want and I wont forgive them.
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I would have been happy if i would have hear only once, but someone hardly ever told me.
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Until you believe them.
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Well if its truthfull then I only need to hear it once. Otherwisea thousand million times would still not be enough.
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If it is sincere then only once.
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don't tell me you're sorry, show me you're sorry. once
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Once.
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It depends on the thing to forgive. Otherwise, once, if the apology really seems sincere.
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Trivial things,once, if at all.Bigger things,sorry with an explanation works like a charm.
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I can't read minds and talk is cheap. Those words will never be accepted all on their own. .
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Once if that person really mean it. I almost never say sorry, I never regreted things so ‘sorry’ is still really important for me.
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Never it is an excuse for unacceptable behavior and is abused like a Clinton Presidential Pardon. Screw me over well that is it your dead to me.
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If it's a genuine one, right away! (unless if it would involve cheating. No matter how genuine you are, you'll be out of there!)
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Sometimes people say "I'm sorry" all the time instead of fixing the problem .. that's when I stop accepting it.
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When I stop feeling bad and forgotten about it.
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Once, unless it happens repeatedly, in which case I will tell the individual, as kindly as possibe, to STOP apologizing. : )
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Very few times. I've usually made a decision prior as to whether I will accept it or not anyway.
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Sometimes "I'm Sorry" just doesn't cut it. Sometimes the wrong can not be righted by two words. Just like you've probably heard a thousand times before, "Actions Speak Louder Than Words." And they do. Personally, I have to see some changes being made, and see the correction of such actions that require an apology before I accept that the person really is sorry.
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Depends on what happened.
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When the person look me in the eye and say it and actually mean it. I'll know when they really mean it too.
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equal to 1.
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Once.
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depends how many times you hear it, it can become just a word without meaning as things go back to how they were before. it should only be once if the person really thought as much of you as they say they do, but unfortunately this isn`t always the case
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It depends on what the "im sorry" is about.
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until i 'feel' the sorry... sometimez thy neednt evn tel it... n sometimez evn a dozen of thm also makes no difurence... peace!!!
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Once - if after then they repeat their mistake - the initial "I'm sorry" never meant anything
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Anymore ; "SORRY" is just a word ... It continually is said with no feeling or sincerity at all ... and; Sorry cannot undo the wrong or hurt . MAYBE; a "Sorry" said once is ok .... BUT; the SAME thing done again or repetively .... or other things that are even similar .... Kick the Loser's azz to the f'n curb !
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Once, twice means they are trying to convience you and their selves that they are sorry.
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saying one is sorry is not enough. one has to follow that i am sorry with the statement that they will change and it will not happen again. and if does happen again, sorry wont be enough to erase the failure...the will have to be consequences attached. kids feel they can just say they are sorry and get off...but that is not the case with me...i want to hear more.
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i usually dont accept it unless the person really means it and say they do. i get tired of people saying oh im sorry when they dont mean it
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idont know
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just kidding with the i dont know part. it just depends on who the person is and if you want to accept it. but me i really dont like when people say well oh im sorry it just really gets on my nerves.
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Once. But I don't like if it isn't genuine. One can often tell when it's not a genuine sorry.
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1 strike your out. For me at least. I shouldn't have to hear that.
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well usually, i wait a little after, and let them explain themselves. i like to listen to what they say first. and if i don't like the sound of how its going to end up..i don't accept it easily. but thats just me :P
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Apologies get old, if you hear them enough. You start not to accept them from certain people who have reoccurring things to be sorry for.
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It depends on the person who is saying it as well as how much I believe him or her.
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it depends on how many time they mess up before i can believe them again........
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